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April 23, 2013
1:32 pm

At least 14 dead at Iraqi demonstration

Clashes between Sunnis and police in town of Hawijah leave dozens more wounded

By Adam Schreck and Sinan Salaheddin

April 5, 2013
12:36 am

Excavation in progress at Tell Khaiber, Iraq, March 31, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Stuart Campbell)

Ancient site unearthed in Ur, biblical home of Abraham

International team in Iraq discover extensive, 4,000-year-old administrative complex

By Sinan Salaheddin

February 9, 2013
9:10 am

In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 file photo, members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq organization are seen inside the Liberty refugee camp in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi police say assailants have fired rockets at a refugee camp for an Iranian exile group outside Baghdad, killing at least six people and wounding more than 40. The camp houses members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, the militant wing of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban, File)

6 dead in attack targeting Iranian exile camp in Iraq

Dozens wounded by rockets and mortars fired at settlement outside Baghdad housing 3,100 members of opposition group

By Sinan Salaheddin

November 30, 2012
5:09 am

A boy stands next to a destroyed truck at the scene of an explosion in a busy commercial area in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (photo credit: Karim Kadim/AP)

Wave of attacks in Iraq kills at least 43 people

Back-to-back explosions tear through tents housing Shiite pilgrims

By Sinan Salaheddin

November 2, 2012
11:05 am

Empty shops in Najaf, Iraq, once a large draw for Iranian pilgrims. (photo credit: AP/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq feels pinch as sanctions stanch flow of Iranian tourists

Iranians have less money to travel and Iraqis are less likely to take plummeting rials

By Adam Schreck and Sinan Salaheddin

August 17, 2012
5:32 am

Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug 16, 2012. Five separate bombings in central and northern Iraq, killed and wounded scores of people early Thursday, police said. (Emad Matti/AP)

Wave of attacks rumbles across Iraq, killing 59

Pre-dawn bombings, shootings by insurgents aim to undermine government

By Adam Schreck and Sinan Salaheddin